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WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY Turn:: Women's, Tips for men's eating basketball heakhy Pen while in season with victory collee see page 8 see page 7 .. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2004 wsusignpost.com VOLUME 67 ISSUE 36 hjjn jul ujvu is) L .4 i I L r Campus community loses colleague to cancer By SHANE FARVER news editor The Signpost Neatly sorted and labeled three-ring binders full of computer programs sit on a shelf in Room 204M of the Miller Administration Building. The binders are no longer flipped through, sorted, filed and added to by Weber State University systems analyst John Bruckner, 55. On Oct. 30, after a two-year battle with melanoma cancer, Bruckner's life came to an end, leaving family, friends and WSU employees with a sense of sadness and wonder at how much Bruckner had accomplished. "If we were all as dedicated and committed to making the university successful as Bruckner was, this place would really run smooth," said WSU accounting manager Ron Smith. "He was truly an amazing individual." Bruckner had obtained two master's degrees, one in accounting and another in computer science. After retiring as a colonel in the U.S. Air Force, Bruckner John M. Bruckner joined the WSU staff approximately five years ago. He was integral in the training of accounting employees of the BANNER computer program and played a vital role in the WSU accounting services department. "He was a colonel in the Air Force so he had a military retirement," Smith said. "He didn't have to work. But he just liked to help people." Despite receiving energy-sapping See Colleague page 3 " ' " ' - A hide-a-bed chair sits empty in John Bruckner's office. Bruckner lay on the bed to recover from cancer treatments and then got up to work every day. His dedication to his career and his family was admired by co-workers. Campus copes with, offers solutions Course prepares students to managing childhood aggression for foreign service work s - I VV 's'lf" . '7. v , 1 I ' - 'I I IK y - - v 2 , 1 ' v 3 ' N" "V , ..IT - J VW . Children interact peacefully by looking at a picturebook in the Melba S. Lehner Children's School Friday afternoon. The school's main focus is on child interaction and helping them adjust to one another socially. By RYAN JONES correspondent 1 The Signpost After their 6-year-old son hurled a wooden chair in fury, causing a glass door to shatter, the boy's parents visited the Weber County Mental Health Center in search of the cause. Both parents appeared calm and healthy until Craig Campbell, professor of child and family studies at Weber State University, discovered similar characteristics displayed by the child's father. Only weeks before, the father threw the family's dinnerware to the floor and heaved an entire table out the same glass door because his wife intentionally cooked pot roast, a meal he despised. Campbell discussed the causes and steps to prevent problems like this from unconsciously occurring. The Nontraditional Student Center sponsored a 90-minute workshop as one of the 20 activities they are involved with this semester. The topic, managing children's aggression, was requested by students who attended previous workshops. Campbell discussed how ineffective parenting is often the core cause of children's anger and aggression. He shared many examples to describe the importance of establishing a healthy developmental environment for a child. Descriptive worksheets and See Aggression page 1 1 By HEATHER HUNT-WOOD asst. news editor The Signpost In January, Weber State University graduate Cameron Eggertz and WSU student Jeremy Barnum will go to Washington, D.C. to take the foreign service oral exam. Last April, both Eggertz and Barnum passed the rigorous day-long written exam, the first step in the process to becoming a foreign service officer for the U.S. Department of State. "It is remarkable for college graduates like Cameron or undergraduates like Jeremy to pass the written test the first time," said WSU political science associate professor Nancy Haanstad. Haanstad said the most successful applicants of the exam hold advanced degrees and often don't pass it until their third try. Eggertz and Bamum's first-time success can be attributed to the preparation they received during the 2004 fall semester when they were enrolled in a foreign service study group taught by Haanstad. The study group offers students one credit hour of Individual Projects in Political Science. "Students create a portfolio of their work from our weekly meeting in which they take practice tests and work through the recommended reading list," Haanstad said. "There is one required book published by the "Anyone considering a career in the federal government would be well served by taking the class." Jeremy Barnum, WSU student foreign service." The class is offered again next fall semester and any interested WSU students can sign up. Barnum said he felt well prepared for the written exam thanks to Haanstad's class. "Anyone considering a career in the federal government would be well served by taking the class," Barnum said. "The class demystifies the hiring process and encourages students to become more aware of the world and how our country interacts with foreign nations." The mission statement for the U.S. Department of State, as stated on its Web site, is "to create a more secure, democratic, and prosperous world for the benefit of the American people and the international community." Haanstad said the complex interdependence of the 21st century highlights die need for highly informed and skilled U.S. foreign service officers. "These professionals both create and implement U.S. See Service page 1 0

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WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY Turn:: Women's, Tips for men's eating basketball heakhy Pen while in season with victory collee see page 8 see page 7 .. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2004 wsusignpost.com VOLUME 67 ISSUE 36 hjjn jul ujvu is) L .4 i I L r Campus community loses colleague to cancer By SHANE FARVER news editor The Signpost Neatly sorted and labeled three-ring binders full of computer programs sit on a shelf in Room 204M of the Miller Administration Building. The binders are no longer flipped through, sorted, filed and added to by Weber State University systems analyst John Bruckner, 55. On Oct. 30, after a two-year battle with melanoma cancer, Bruckner's life came to an end, leaving family, friends and WSU employees with a sense of sadness and wonder at how much Bruckner had accomplished. "If we were all as dedicated and committed to making the university successful as Bruckner was, this place would really run smooth," said WSU accounting manager Ron Smith. "He was truly an amazing individual." Bruckner had obtained two master's degrees, one in accounting and another in computer science. After retiring as a colonel in the U.S. Air Force, Bruckner John M. Bruckner joined the WSU staff approximately five years ago. He was integral in the training of accounting employees of the BANNER computer program and played a vital role in the WSU accounting services department. "He was a colonel in the Air Force so he had a military retirement," Smith said. "He didn't have to work. But he just liked to help people." Despite receiving energy-sapping See Colleague page 3 " ' " ' - A hide-a-bed chair sits empty in John Bruckner's office. Bruckner lay on the bed to recover from cancer treatments and then got up to work every day. His dedication to his career and his family was admired by co-workers. Campus copes with, offers solutions Course prepares students to managing childhood aggression for foreign service work s - I VV 's'lf" . '7. v , 1 I ' - 'I I IK y - - v 2 , 1 ' v 3 ' N" "V , ..IT - J VW . Children interact peacefully by looking at a picturebook in the Melba S. Lehner Children's School Friday afternoon. The school's main focus is on child interaction and helping them adjust to one another socially. By RYAN JONES correspondent 1 The Signpost After their 6-year-old son hurled a wooden chair in fury, causing a glass door to shatter, the boy's parents visited the Weber County Mental Health Center in search of the cause. Both parents appeared calm and healthy until Craig Campbell, professor of child and family studies at Weber State University, discovered similar characteristics displayed by the child's father. Only weeks before, the father threw the family's dinnerware to the floor and heaved an entire table out the same glass door because his wife intentionally cooked pot roast, a meal he despised. Campbell discussed the causes and steps to prevent problems like this from unconsciously occurring. The Nontraditional Student Center sponsored a 90-minute workshop as one of the 20 activities they are involved with this semester. The topic, managing children's aggression, was requested by students who attended previous workshops. Campbell discussed how ineffective parenting is often the core cause of children's anger and aggression. He shared many examples to describe the importance of establishing a healthy developmental environment for a child. Descriptive worksheets and See Aggression page 1 1 By HEATHER HUNT-WOOD asst. news editor The Signpost In January, Weber State University graduate Cameron Eggertz and WSU student Jeremy Barnum will go to Washington, D.C. to take the foreign service oral exam. Last April, both Eggertz and Barnum passed the rigorous day-long written exam, the first step in the process to becoming a foreign service officer for the U.S. Department of State. "It is remarkable for college graduates like Cameron or undergraduates like Jeremy to pass the written test the first time," said WSU political science associate professor Nancy Haanstad. Haanstad said the most successful applicants of the exam hold advanced degrees and often don't pass it until their third try. Eggertz and Bamum's first-time success can be attributed to the preparation they received during the 2004 fall semester when they were enrolled in a foreign service study group taught by Haanstad. The study group offers students one credit hour of Individual Projects in Political Science. "Students create a portfolio of their work from our weekly meeting in which they take practice tests and work through the recommended reading list," Haanstad said. "There is one required book published by the "Anyone considering a career in the federal government would be well served by taking the class." Jeremy Barnum, WSU student foreign service." The class is offered again next fall semester and any interested WSU students can sign up. Barnum said he felt well prepared for the written exam thanks to Haanstad's class. "Anyone considering a career in the federal government would be well served by taking the class," Barnum said. "The class demystifies the hiring process and encourages students to become more aware of the world and how our country interacts with foreign nations." The mission statement for the U.S. Department of State, as stated on its Web site, is "to create a more secure, democratic, and prosperous world for the benefit of the American people and the international community." Haanstad said the complex interdependence of the 21st century highlights die need for highly informed and skilled U.S. foreign service officers. "These professionals both create and implement U.S. See Service page 1 0